TOP AND BOTTOM THREES

Here are some rankings of the best and worst teams across a range of goalscoring and conceding measures.

Goal scoring rates

Highest goals scored per match:

1. Germany 3.60
2. Netherlands 3.40
3. Ghana 3.13

Lowest goals scored per match:

1. Croatia 1.17
2. Ecuador 1.25
3. Cameroon 1.29

Highest goals conceded per match:

1. Chile 1.56
2. Uruguay 1.39
3. Ecuador & Germany 1.00

Lowest goals conceded per match:

1. Spain 0.38
2. Belgium & England 0.4

Close range goals

Highest proportion of goals scored from inside the 6 yard box:

1. Croatia 43%
2. USA 38%
3. Chile 38%

Lowest proportion of goals scored from inside the 6 yard box:

1. Russia 5%
2. France 6%
3. Argentina 9%

Highest proportion of goals conceded from inside the 6 yard box:

1. Iran 57%
2. Croatia 56%
3. Bosnia 50%

Lowest proportion of goals conceded from inside the 6 yard box:

1. Belgium, Netherlands, Nigeria & Spain (all 0%)

Long range goals

Highest proportion of goals scored from outside the penalty area:

1. Nigeria 36%
2. Netherlands 24%
3. Cameroon & France 22%

Lowest proportion of goals scored from outside the penalty area:

1. Spain 0%
2. Portugal 4%
3. Ecuador 5%

Highest proportion of goals conceded from outside the penalty area:

1. Nigeria 50%
2. Brazil 47%
3. Netherlands 40%

Lowest proportion of goals conceded from outside the penalty area:

1. Greece, Iran, Russia & Spain (all 0%)

Headed goals

Highest proportion of goals scored from headers:

1. Ecuador 45%
2. Italy 42%
3. Australia 36%

Lowest proportion of goals scored from headers:

1. Germany 0%
2. Colombia 4%
3. Argentina 6%

Highest proportion of goals conceded from headers:

1. Russia 60%
2. Cameroon & Greece 50%

Lowest proportion of goals conceded from headers:

1. Australia, Belgium, Bosnia, Ghana, Netherlands, Nigeria 0%

Set piece goals

Highest proportion of goals scored from set pieces:

1. Iran 40%
2. Nigeria 36%
3. Portugal & Uruguay 33%

Lowest proportion of goals scored from set pieces:

1. Germany 3%
2. Argentina 9%
3. Greece 13%

Highest proportion of goals conceded from set pieces:

1. Iran 57%
2. South Korea 55%
3. Cameroon, England, Greece 6%

Lowest proportion of goals conceded from set pieces:

1. Netherlands & Spain 0%
2. Australia 8%

Goals from the wings

Highest proportion of goals scored from the wings:

1. Croatia 64%
2. Belgium 61%
3. Australia 56%

Lowest proportion of goals scored from the wings:

1. Argentina 11%
2. Colombia & Germany 22%

Highest proportion of goals conceded from the wings:

1. Belgium 75%
2. Algeria 71%
3. Italy 67%

Lowest proportion of goals conceded from the wings:

1. Spain 0%
2. Netherlands 20%
3. Chile 24%

Points won

Highest proportion of points taken from winning positions:

1. Bosnia, Cameroon, France, Ghana 100%

Lowest proportion of points taken from winning positions:

1. Chile 78%
2. Uruguay 82%
3. USA 81%

Highest proportion of points taken from losing positions:

1. Germany & Spain 100% (Germany only in one losing position and Spain never were)
2. Bosnia 67%

Lowest proportion of points taken from losing positions:

1. Cameroon, Chile, Ghana, Mexico, Russia 0%

Source: The Press Association.